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| Connective tissue matrix consists of these 2 components | Ground substance & protein fibers |
| The 3 types of protein fibers in connective tissue are ___. | Collagen, elastic, & reticular |
| Strongest connective tissue fiber type | Collagen fibers |
| "Stretchy" connective tissue fibers | Elastic fibers |
| Thin, delicate connective tissue fibers that form networks | Reticular |
| All mature connective tissues arise from ___. | Mesenchyme |
| Connective tissue that gives support in the umbilical cord | Mucous connective tissue/Wharton's jelly |
Name the 3 loose connective tissues,  | Areolar, adipose, reticular,  |
| Name the 3 types of cartilage | Hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage |
| Connective tissue that acts as a long-term energy reserve | Adipose |
| Connective tissue that forms a framework within soft organs such as the spleen & lymph nodes | Reticular |
| Connective tissue that forms tendons & ligaments | Dense regular |
| Connective tissue designed to resist pull from many different directions | Dense irregular |
| Connective tissue that forms the periosteum and the dermis of the skin | Dense irregular |
| Connective tissue found in the walls of the lungs and large arteries | Elastic (NOT the same as elastic cartilage) |
| Most abundant type of cartilage | Hyaline |
| Cartilage that forms the tip of the nose and the Adam's apple | Hyaline |
| Cartilage that forms the embryonic skeleton | Hyaline |
| Cartilage that forms the ear | Elastic cartilage |
| Cartilage that covers the ends of long bones | Hyaline |
| Cartilage that forms the intervertebral discs | Fibrocartilage |
| Cartilage that forms the meniscus of the knee | Fibrocartilage |
| Main ground substance material in cartilage | Chondroitin sulfate |
| Connective tissue membrane that lines the cavities of freely movable joints | Synovial membrane |
| Slippery & sticky, this ground substance is found in areolar connective tissue | Hyaluronic acid |
| Connective tissue fibers are secreted by _______. | Connective tissue cells |
| Mature cartilage cell | Chondrocyte |
| Immature cartilage cell | Chondroblast |
| Space in cartilage matrix that contains a chondrocyte | Lacuna (lacunae is plural) |
| The typical cell of most connective tissues is the ___. | Fibroblast |
| This cell may be found in connective tissue and is highly phagocytic | Macrophage |
| This cell found in connective tissue secretes histamine & heparin | Mast cell |
| The connective tissue layer of a mucous membrane | Lamina propria |
